Hi! My name is Saffron. I’m from Amsterdam, a freelance photographer, recipe developer, food stylist, culinary photographer and beekeeper on the weekends. I’m a passionate cook and lover of all things food. With this site I’d like to share my passion and knowledge and maybe even inspire you to go on an adventurous food journey as well.
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Continue ReadingI made this soup after a few hours walking outside in the winter cold, and it’s a perfect warming pick-me-up. It’s not a particularly spicy soup, but has just enough umph to give you a little kick. I was quite surprised by all the flavour this simple soup had actually,…
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Continue ReadingThese flavours go so well together! A perfect vegetarian pasta dish! I’ve made fresh pasta before, but this was the first time I tried ravioli. Making tagliatelle is pretty, easy, just cut the pasta sheets in to long strips, ravioli is a bit more work. It didn’t go totally as…
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Continue ReadingI made these lovely little parcels for Chinese New Years. I’ve made dumplings quite often and always struggled a bit with the folding, in the end I just tended to scrunch up the top and leave it at that. That’s fine as well, they will still taste great. But this…
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Continue ReadingSpicy, tangy, savoury, umami, punchy soup with fall of the bone chicken and crispy chicken skin, all of the above describe this amazing yet simple to make soup. I’ve eaten kimchi before but never actually cooked with it before, I couldn’t resist trying out this recipe when I saw it…
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Continue ReadingDo you have leftover sourdough bread which has gone a bit crusty and hard? Don’t throw it out! Save it in the freezer to make croutons with when you’re making soup or a salad. Or even better, use it in a gratin like this dish! The bread is first soaked…
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Continue ReadingThis is one of the other Ottolenghi dishes I made a few days ago with the Cabbage and Ginger Cream. Although from 2 different cookbooks they went together so well! I’ve never actually made meatloaf, always afraid that you’ll get a big dry lump of ground meat, but that’s totally…
